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Southern Gothic

The Curse of Julia Brown

Southern Gothic

Southern Gothic Media LLC

Society & Culture, History, Documentary, True Crime

4.7980 Ratings

🗓️ 29 September 2020

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

On September 30, 1915 a vicious hurricane made its way through Southeastern Louisiana leaving almost 375 people dead and entire communities destroyed. One such town was the small farming community of Frenier, where a legend has since entered local lore with the claim that this particular’y gruesome storm was brought on by the curse of a local Voodoo priestes named Julia Brown. This episode of Southern Gothic revisits a topic previously released on the podcast. To hear the original episode "The Lost City of Frenier" join us on Patreon for access to our archives! Additional resources from this episode: The Day Time Stood Still: The Hurricane of 1915 by Wayne Norwood Help Southern Gothic grow by becoming a Patreon Supporter today! Connect with Southern Gothic Media: Website: SouthernGothicMedia.com Merch Store: https://www.southerngothicmedia.com/merch Pinterest: @SouthernGothicMedia Facebook: @SouthernGothicMedia Instagram: @SouthernGothicMedia Twitter: @SoGoPodcast Join our Facebook Group! If you are a sponsor looking to advertise on the show visit Airwave Media or email contact@airwavemedia.com for information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:31.9

carrying you over acre upon acre of Louisiana swamp land.

1:39.9

Tragically, over-harvesting of the Cyprus has left the Manshack Swamp scarred and only a glimmer of its former majesty.

1:50.5

The lack of giant bald cypress groves, rooting themselves into the muddy marsh, has contributed to much of the erosion that's left southeastern Louisiana's wetlands,

2:02.4

vulnerable to vicious storms and hurricanes.

2:10.8

Cyprus logging first became a significant industry in South Louisiana during the late 1800s.

2:22.3

All through the area, small logging boom towns appeared and flourished, often isolated from the outside world, accessible only by boat. Towns like Ruddock and Frenier.

2:37.0

Unfortunately, some of these small logging communities that once thrived here have since been reabsorbed

2:46.0

back into the wetlands, victims of the exceedingly violent storms that the Great Cyprus

2:53.6

force once protected them from.

2:59.6

And it is here, deep in the Manchak swamp, that the remnants of the town of Frenier remain.

3:30.0

But according to some, the town's destruction wasn't due to just any storm. Rather, it was the consequence of a fiendish curse by a local voodoo practitioner who sought revenge for her treatment in life.

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